Over the last decades, various studies have looked at the variations in global sea levels. The study conducted by Dangendorfet al. in 2019 reported an annual sea level rise rate of 2.96 millimeters compared to the previous year in 2015. Satellite altimeters displayed a measurement of 3.43 millimeters in 2018.
Mean sea level rise rate worldwide from 1920 to 2015, by database (in millimeters per year)*
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Carbon Brief. (September 23, 2019). Mean sea level rise rate worldwide from 1920 to 2015, by database (in millimeters per year)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076162/rate-mean-sea-level-worldwide-since-1920/
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Mean sea level rise rate worldwide from 1920 to 2015, by database (in millimeters per year)* [Graph], Carbon Brief, September 23, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076162/rate-mean-sea-level-worldwide-since-1920/
